Political Science

With over 300,000 COVID-19 cases across the globe, including recent cases in Syria and the Gaza Strip, the data continues to demonstrate how the disease has no borders. A new Dartmouth-led commentary in the International Journal for…

Bob Pepperman Taylor new book published by Notre Dame PressCredit: UVM Photo BURLINGTON - Bob Pepperman Taylor, the Elliott A. Brown Green and Gold Professor of Law, Politics and Political Behavior at the University of Vermont, says he…

The effects of Brexit on different food types and what this will mean for families has been measured by research from the University of Warwick. Using structured expert judgement they combine several experts estimates mathematically to…

In study, persuasive message appealing to moral foundations helped change minds COLUMBUS, Ohio - A relatively new theory that identifies universal concerns underlying human judgment could be key to helping people with opposing views on an…

News from the Journal of International Marketing Journal of International Marketing launched its 2020 volume with a special issue examining new implications of the digital environment related to the study of international marketing.…

Study finds disclaimers on some false news stories make people more readily believe other false stories After the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Facebook began putting warning tags on news stories fact-checkers judged to be false. But…

Study finds untrustworthy websites only account for a small portion of news diets Since the 2016 U.S. presidential election, debates have raged about the reach of so-called "fake news" websites and the role they played during the campaign.…

Information intended to debunk myths may have spillover effects When disease epidemics and outbreaks occur, conspiracy theories often emerge that compete with the information provided by public health officials. A Dartmouth-led study in…

Study finds that in Liberia, volunteers limited damage from Ebola by distributing information within their own communities. Liberia was the epicenter of a high-profile Ebola outbreak in 2014-15, which led to more than 10,000 deaths in West…

New book by Binghamton University faculty explores the impact of American war preparationCredit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - The military waste that results from the United States…

No national progress routes for children with severe or profound intellectual disabilities study shows Following the recent withdrawal of standardized assessments, children with intellectual disabilities at special schools in the UK are…

Michigan State University and Mississippi State University graduate students receive 2020 AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership AwardsCredit: Andy Feliciotti Washington, DC - The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is…

In the decade-long absence of federal action, many states, counties and cities have increased minimum wages to help improve the lives of workers. While political debate over these efforts has long been contentious, scientific research on…

Study finds women got more schooling, delayed parenthood COLUMBUS, Ohio - A new study uses China's one-child policy to show that having fewer children leads women to achieve higher levels of education. The research found that the…

How to teach citizens to become active members of the society? Peter Ehrström, Head of Research in Regional Science, and Marina Lindell, Project Researcher at the Social Science Research Institute of Åbo Akademi University in Vaasa,…

Credit: Vancouver School of Economics/University of British Columbia Merit-based grants are a government's best bet for providing effective student aid for long-term economic growth - increasing both welfare (measured in terms of…

Harvard-developed tool for studying mass uprisings shows that nonviolent uprisings are more successful than violent onesMapping Nonviolent and Violent Campaigns and Outcomes (NAVCO): an interactive map hosted by the Weatherhead Center for…

New research shows real-time social media data may have been a source of military intelligence for the Kremlin and potentially other governmentsCredit: Courtesy of nyaberku Online discourse by users of social media can provide…

Consumption of media plays significant role in how different generations think about nuclear weapon detonation on US soil It has been 30 years since the end of the Cold War, yet, on average, Americans still perceive that the odds of a…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Political polarization among Americans has grown rapidly in the last 40 years -- more than in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia or Germany -- a phenomenon possibly due to increased racial division, the rise of…